It's is a comprehensive, integrated approach to community safety and wellness that has been proven to make a significant positive impact on the life of individuals, on the well-being of families and on the safety of our neighbourhoods, states a news release from the organization.

The Hub aims to create and maintain communities that are healthy, inclusive, cohesive and resilient.

"Community safety and wellness is a shared responsibility," said North Bay Police Chief Paul Cook. "The Gateway Hub is a success thanks to our community partners who are all committed to teamwork and professionalism."

"The top risk factors we have identified are associations with negative peers, suspected mental health conditions, poor parenting, and parent-child conflict," said Dr. Jim Chirico, Medical Officer of Health. "These factors demonstrate that this is not simply a police issue. We need a comprehensive community solution and the Hub provides exactly that."

"To date, the Gateway Hub has addressed over 100 high-risk situations and identified the appropriate agencies to mitigate these risks," said Brent Kalinowski, Project Manager.

"Those individuals and families who were identified as being in need of interventions have welcomed this new approach. Because of these success stories, we are now committed to making the Hub an ongoing way of how we help those in need."

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